30 Day Nutrition Challenge (Page 7)

sportyj - 2009-02-25 9:48 PM

Adam0778 - 2009-02-25 7:48 PM

I did not join this challenge, due to being absent for a while.  However, I have recently started logging my nutrition.  I have never done that before and man it's quite an eye opening experience.  I never realized how many calories are in EVERYTHING.  WTF!  I mean really man, what is the deal with everything being loaded with garbage!  Well anyway, I have been watching this thread and have been inspired (as well as amused) to log it all.  Just thought I would drop in and give my two sense worth.   

Do you want in Adam? I can add you. Glad that you are finding it eye opening. Gosh those calories just jump out of no where huh? I too think its been so helpful! I will weigh in tomorrow to see if logging for a week has made any kind of impact. I sure FEEL better.

Totally!  If it's not to late, I would love to get in on it.  I will have to go back to the start of the thread and read the rules and all that good stuff, but I am down for challenge.  I have been feeling much better since tracking my calories.  I found just the smallest changes make the biggest difference.  I make my own lunches and found that by only having one slice of cheese cut like 150calories.  And that raisin bran is actually good for you, but not if you eat a pile of it.  Measuring cups have become my friends! Ya, new friends!!!!  Sign me up, Thanks Jen.

Milton , if you use the "custom food" option there is a spot that you can log the sugar.  I have been watching that pretty close as well.  My Dad has diabetes and I already have a reaction to sugar.  Happy logging!

Thanks sportyj and adm, that helps alot...  HAppy eating...  Go Boys, ooops wrong thread.

Wow thanks Jen.  Maybe I need to visit the Dr. and be checked for IR.  I do not have diabtes but my body reacts very negatively to sugar intake, and now that you mention it I have similar reactions to a carb heavy meal.  Wow!  I had all kinds of blood work done right around Christmas (they suspected cancer) and none of those test were bad.  Just showed I was dehydrated (and that I brought my Cholesteral down, naturally!)  But they were not looking for Diabetes or any related issues.  Things that make you go HMMMMM. 

Thanks for info Jen!  

sportyj - 2009-02-26 11:53 PM POLICE REPORT 2/25 - 2/26 WOW!!! I know everyone is crazy busy so I hate to point this out but a TON of people did not log today!!! Sorry kids... You are tagged with a VIOLATION!!! You must immediately change your avatar to "Failed" for 48 hours. 2/25 Javamom* t.k.dteacher 2/26 Standswithfist KTriathlete Javamom* t.k.dteacher SO SAD, all my GIRLS!!! *Your food log is set to private so I cannot see whether or not you are logging. PLEASE reset it so I can check and remove you from the list lady!

As much as i suck, I am surprised that I have missed the police report so far!  However, that said - I now have a week in of tracking and think that awareness only counts when changes are made.  Time to step up the tracking with a caloric decrease!

Excuse my stupidity but help me out here. I went to the first website and figured out my BMR is 1397.15 calories. It gave me different #s depending on my activity level. But if I go to the second website and look up what I did (funny just about everything I would do ie bike 12-13.9 mph, 1 hour swim or 1 hour run at 5MPH for a 155 lbs person is 563 calories burned). Should if I did one of those activities I then add that to the 1397.15? So my calories for the day should be 1960? Would this be if I want to lose or maintain? I know there is no perfect answer but thought I would try. Thanks

The activity levels are from the Harris Benedict equation.

1. If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2
2. If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375
3. If you are moderatetely active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55
4. If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725
5. If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9

For BMR, there are a couple formulas that are different for boys/girls.

Women (metric) = 655 + (9.6 * weight in kg) + (1.8 * height in cm) - (4.7 * age)
Women (english) = 655 + (4.35 * weight in lbs) + (4.7 * height in in) - (4.7 * age)
Men (metric) = 66 + (13.7 * weight in kg) + (5 * height in cm) - (6.8 * age)
Men (english) = 66 + (6.23 * weight in lbs) + (12.7 * height in in) - (6.8 * age)

Calculate your BMR off the above formula, then add in any activities you do such as swimming. That should be the # of calories that you need in a day to maintain weight.

500 extra calories a day = ~ 1 lb per week of gain. 500 less a day = ~ 1 lb per week of loss. (3500 calories equals a lb).

So if your BMR is 1400 (sedentary, rounded for simplicity), and you do 560 cals worth of  activity, your needs for the day are 1960.

John 

John - thanks for the help. I'll play with that some this week.

I just resisted chocolate and had 20 cashews instead. I also decided that a green tea was so not worth 160 calories. I have home made pizza planned for tonight.

Admittedly it's better calories and you get the nut oil (Not that you need more of THAT...)

But...

1 tbsp dry roasted cashews, no salt = 49 calories. I'm thinking 20 cashews is probably enough for at least 4 tbsps.

John 

Close. I got the nutrition info off the broker's container so I could correctly log it tonight.

1 oz=20 pieces. 170 calories, 14 grams fat, 8 carbs and 5 protein.